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日建廿月陸年巳己· HỒNG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1929..

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TALES OF A GREAT

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COL. LOWTHER-THE MAKER OF LAUGHTER.

"SUCHI," THE DEAF AND DUMB FASTING MAN.

WHEN HIS FRIEND ATTEMPTED REPRISALS!

I have been asked to write some- So I was forced to remain silent, the ladies curtseyed on being pre- thing about my old friend Colone! | while he invented the most outragesented to me, while Claude acted as Lowther, writes Norman Forbes in ous feats I had performed through. interpreter to their many questions; the Morning Post. I am very dat-ou: the world some good, some bad, but our qüestions and answers to tered at the request, but feel it mostly bad. "And after all, gentle each other were carried on in n aort impossible to do justice ta. so big men," he continued," can we be of imitation Russian gibberish which neither he uar I, or anyone a personality. I will therefore re- sure that at midnight, when Lon-else, could possibly understand. but late a few of the many delightful doners sleep, it was possible for him his pretended translation into Eng laughter-loving stories which give to resist his passion for tripe and lish of my gibberish was converted some insight into his levable char-palons. Knowing his gourmandising English, witty but wicked.

by bim into his own, compromising habits, as I do, I answer emphatic

acter.

The Great Speech.

The practical joker and hoaxerally no. Understand, gentlemen, I of the last century is to-day knows would bot say these things of him Two hours afterward appeared by the more familiar name of if he could hear and answer for "gorgeous clothes to receive the distinguished arrivals for dinder. "legputler." Claude Lowther', leg- himself. (Cheers.) Alas, the poor Everyone was presented to me ex- pulling was invariably a spont-fellow is deaf and dumb." (Cheers) went a radians beauty to whom I was anxious to be introduced. He then made rapid gesticulations Clande, however, kept her to him- aneous act emanating from the kind heart of a real humorist and with his fingers, meant to converseli, and I heard him say to a par.

to the crowd that he was talking ticularly plain old lady near by a great gentleinan

The Prince will take you in." to me by means of the dumb alph-

But this time I was too quick for abet, of which I knew him to be him, for at that momen; dinner wa totally ignorant.

annnnoed and I hurriedly chored the beauty my arm. leaving Claude Aubbergnated; I knew he would pay

"Acted a Swoon."

"

same

me at 9001,

i

As the end of dinner approached. gret that the honoured guest of the Claude rose. He expressed his re- evening could not speak English.

But he has just told me he would like to address a few words to you

日卅月柒年九廿百九仟登英

Claude's Joke. "Some years ago considerable ex- 'citement was aroused by a ceriain Signor Suchi, who undertook to fast for 10 days. Readers had been

I answered him in the harrowed by the heart-rending are told my friend Suchi that his

manner, whereupon he said: counts in the Press of his sufferings, long fast has created in him an and on this particular day, when he exceptional hunger, and that I must was nearing the last few hours of now take him to appease it with bis

favourite dish of tripe and onions, Russian, if I would translate his orden. Claude and I started bat. if you please, he insists on them into English, which I should off in high spirits, though in a some starting with oysters and chain be delighted to do." This announce- As he turned from uement received applause, giving me what sception! mood, to see the pague,"

turb-alphabetted him by putting time to collect my thoughts. hungry hero.

ray thumb to iny nose and extend- We entered a sordid room is a

ing my fingers in his direction. house near Regent's Park, where he This action was received by taught lay full length on a sort of opener, the cause of which completely glass coffin. In the Park we saw mystified Claude, but only for the usual Sunday crowd encircling moment.. Guessing what I be with rapt attention a gesticulating done, he again scored on me Limehouser.

saying: "Suchi has fanny littl

I gave forth the name, Claude habits; instead of using a handker-phasis, followed by an imaginary Lowther, with enthusiastic em- chief to blow his nose be will insistereration in his praise, and sat on using his thumb and fingers."

down everenima. At this Cinade

I had been listening for some minutes with indignation to the efforts of this Communist to inflame class hatred, when I suddenly be- came aware that a number of spectators bad turned their backs on him, and were fixing their gaze

upon me.

I looked about for my friend Claude, but he was nowhere to be een. When I moved, to my horror the rowd followed. I walked faster so did they. Then Iran, but they were on my heels. I stop- ned and faced them, intending to ask for an explanation, when I heard Claude's welcome whisper,

You're Sucki."

Outrageous Feats.

I rose, and after a generous re- ception began to jabber my senseless jargon, which Claude translated into a witty, admirable speech.

Flattering Terms."

dattering terms that it would i

The Prince speaks of me in such

become me to translate them."

I could make no response to this assumed becoming modesty and outrageous charge, so acted a swooD said:-- and fell heavily into his arms, but he quickly brought me back to my supported my tottering steps across senses by tickling my ribs. He then the grass tahansom cab, into He announced to his master that After a time the butler "entered. which he and others helped my ex-the carriage of his Royal Highness hausted frame. We received three was at the hearay cheers as we drove away.

door. We all followed by the guests. The same bowing and curtseying took place, and then Claude apologized for be

quarter of an hour, to take His ing obliged to leave his guests for Highness to the station.

At Scalby Castle,

TOSO,

at Scally, one of Claude's castles The following episode took place near Carliste. He wrote from there inviting me to stay for the week-

We had a good laugh during the end. I suggested that I should drive there, and just managed to I guessed in the twinkling of an arrive disguised as the Czar's first catch the train. Luckily, there was eye that my unusual thinness had cousin, his Royal Highness Prince sleeper vacant, into which he reminded Claude of the faster, and Donowish. But that Claude should hurriedly bundled me with the ex- so ed him to cast me for the part inform his friends that I could only

"Delighted,

He telegraphed came with righ wardrobe."

case that he must return to his

of the hungermonger, and that speak my own native tongue, Russ while my attention had been arrestslag, and that he must be careful ed by the Limehouser, he had no

I composed myself in my hunk, difficulty in persuading the crowd of the language as we were

that his friends were as ignorant replete with his good viands and vintages, and amiling at the thought that they witnessed in me Suchi.

I was at the thought of getting

of having for the first time scored a complete victory over my friend. my chance to "Bore off Claude, but As usual his quick wit unticipated

And so, with a vainglorious Ha-Ha,

fell asleep. my motive; for when I was about to answer several questions as to my experience, he hurriedly said: Please ask him nothing, he is deaf and dumb."

He invited all the county people to a large dinner party for the The next morning when the train, Sunday night, and on my arrival stopped, I woke, and looking out of" that evening his servants, who were the window sax-pot London, but warned of my royal advent received Edinburgh. He had purposely put me, as did Claude and his guests, I me in the Northern Express!

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To-day.

(July 30.)

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